International Potato Tour — JSC “Niva”, Rostov Region
In this episode, we visit one of the most prominent vegetable-growing enterprises in southern Russia — JSC “Niva,” located in the Rostov Region, Veselovsky District. Director Alexey Mikhailovich Shurygin shares the 90-year history of the farm, its technological transformation, the challenges of the modern vegetable market, and the future vision of the enterprise through 2035. In this interview, you’ll learn about: — the growth of potato acreage from 60 to 680 hectares, — the transition from manual labor to full mechanization, — the development of processing potato production, — why parsnip became a new strategic crop, — the main market challenges for potato and onion producers, — how automation is becoming the key to the farm’s future, — and what lessons the team brought back from China. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/elAsbzjzyDs International Potato Tour (IPT) highlights the best potato farms, storage facilities, processing plants, and industry innovations across Russia and worldwide. Contact: i@viktorkovalev.ru More episodes: https://potatoes.news/category/ipt #InternationalPotatoTour #IPT #PotatoesNews #NivaFarm #RussiaAgriculture #PotatoFarming #VegetableProduction #RostovRegion
In this episode, we visit one of the most prominent vegetable-growing enterprises in southern Russia — JSC “Niva,” located in the Rostov Region, Veselovsky District. Director Alexey Mikhailovich Shurygin shares the 90-year history of the farm, its technological transformation, the challenges of the modern vegetable market, and the future vision of the enterprise through 2035. In this interview, you’ll learn about: — the growth of potato acreage from 60 to 680 hectares, — the transition from manual labor to full mechanization, — the development of processing potato production, — why parsnip became a new strategic crop, — the main market challenges for potato and onion producers, — how automation is becoming the key to the farm’s future, — and what lessons the team brought back from China. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/elAsbzjzyDs International Potato Tour (IPT) highlights the best potato farms, storage facilities, processing plants, and industry innovations across Russia and worldwide. Contact: i@viktorkovalev.ru More episodes: https://potatoes.news/category/ipt #InternationalPotatoTour #IPT #PotatoesNews #NivaFarm #RussiaAgriculture #PotatoFarming #VegetableProduction #RostovRegion